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No. 81-252
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

IN THE MATTER OF C.M.

Appeal from: District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District,
In and for the County of Yellowstone.
Honomble Robert Wilson, Judge presiding.

Counsel of Record:
For Appellant:
Terry L. Seiffert, Billings, Montana
For Respondent:
Harold F. Hanser, County Attorney, Billings, Montana

Submitted on briefs: August 11, 1981 Decided: Filed: DCT 2 9 M3!1
Mr. Justice Fred J. Weber delivered the Opinion of the Court.
C. M. was involuntarily committed to Warm Springs State Hospital after proceedings in the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County. She appeals from the order of commitment. We affirm.
On March 21, 1981, C. M. was placed in the psychiatric section of Billings Deaconess Hospital in Billings, Montana. On March 23, C. M. Is mother asked the Yellowstone County Attorney to file a petition alleging C. M. to be seriously mentally ill and requesting that C. M. be committed for a period of up to three months. The petition was filed and a hearing was held on March
30. On April 1, the district judge issued his order committing
C. M. to the State Hospital for the statutory 90-day period. Section 53-21-127 ( 2)(a)( i), MCA. She appeals from that order and raises the following issues:
(1)
Was there sufficient evidence to support the conclu-sion that C. M. was "seriously mentally ill," and

(2)
Was there sufficient evidence to show that Warm Springs State Hospital was the least restrictive form of commitment?


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